Spaulding Remembered as Finest North Carolina Citizen
Charles Clinton Spaulding president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and head of several firms, died on his 77th birthday. A self made leader from Durham, he expanded Black business and promoted racial harmony, leaving a legacy of philanthropy and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Charles Clinton Spaulding
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
Fidelity Bonding Company
Durham
America
Mr. Spaulding
Beer License Control Debate Drives State Legislation
Chairman Bob Winston of the State ABC board urges a new law empowering cities to veto beer licenses even when the State has granted permits. A Greensboro case showed a state permit allowing sale despite city opposition, prompting calls for local authority to deny licenses to unfit tavern operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Winston
ABC Board
North Carolina
Winston
Greensboro
State
Television sinks the presidential nomination convention
The piece argues conventions rarely yield top leaders and television exposure exposes their flaws. It notes Stevenson and Eisenhower as exceptions, critiques noisy demonstrations and grand oratory, and cites low New York City ratings of the Republican convention to illustrate waning public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Eisenhower
White House
Chicago
Kefauver
Tennessee
Niagara Falls
New York City
Chlorophyll a Driving Huge Growth in 1940s Market
The article highlights chlorophyll as a powdery green substance now fueling a $110,000,000 annual business. Once used sparingly, it now appears in about 100 products from toothpaste to deodorants and dog food. The Rystan Co. faces patent challenges from firms seeking licensing freedom, arguing chlorophyll belongs to all mankind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rystan Co
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Perle Mesta Yodels Through Capitol Hill Gags
Washington gossip notes Perle Mesta celebrates a symbolic win for women at the Democratic convention. Jokes land on Sam Rayburn, Blair Moody rain-making, and Senate insiders up for reelection. Ancil Reed misfires finding Rep. John Saylor, while Charles Watkins seeks a book on eulogies. Social Security praise and a Hilton lobby Swing to Swing act wrap the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Perle Mesta
Sam Rayburn
India Edwards
Veep
Sam
Perle
Auntie Perle
Chicago
Windy City
Luxembourg Singing Society
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Blair Moody
Moody
Defense Department
New Mexico
Rep
Ford
Senate
Capitol Hill
Holland
Florida
Kilgore
West Virginia
Chavez
Malone
Nevada
Stennis
Mississippi
Jenner
Indiana
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Cain
Kenn
Missouri
Knowland
California
Langer
North Dakota
RFC
W. Stuart Symington
Philip A. McDermott
St. Louis
Ancil Reed
John P. Saylor
Pennsylvania
Charles L. Watkins
Watkins
National Production Authority
Leslie Biffle
Conrad Hilton
Bud Jeffrey
Edna
Ewing
Ewing Prografh
Liberal Labor Group Seizes Democratic Machinery
George Sokolsky reports that a liberal labor coalition within the Democratic Party attempted to seize control at a convention. Leaders like Roosevelt, Kefauver, Douglas, and Harriman clashed with seasoned parliamentarians Rayburn Cannon and Biffle, ending in a rejection of mob rule and Stevenson solidifying support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
South
Franklin D. Roosevelt J
James Roosevelt
Jack Kroll
Hubert Humphrey
Blair Moody
G. Mennen Williams
Paul Douglas
Walter Reuther
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
ADA
New York Liberal Party
Kfauver-Harriman
Sam Rayburn
John W. McCormack
Clarence Cannon
Leslie Biffle
Senate
Mennen Williams
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Alben Barkley
Stevenson
Kefauver
Richard Russell
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Colorado
New York
Sam Yburn
Prominent Quotes Spark Debate on Politics and Foreign Affairs
A collection of remarks from officials and celebrities highlights concerns over socialized medicine, fascism fears, and anti communism. Oscar Ewing Yvonne De Carlo Aly Khan Woodruff Randolph Gen Mark Clark Philip Murray underscore tensions between government policy, free enterprise, and global conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodruff Randolph
The
International Typographical
Nixon record shown in preconvention shifts and votes
Washington report notes Sen. Richard M. Nixon emerged as Eisenhower’s favored vice presidential pick after California staff work and a 10,000-name survey favored Eisenhower over Taft and Warren. The piece weighs Nixon’s foreign and domestic votes, highlighting support for aid and defense but cautions about his stance on farm, housing, and labor measures aligned with old guard Republican causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Richard M. Nixon
California
Eisenhower
Nixon
Earl Warren
Congress
Voice of America
U. S&s
Europe
U. S Defense
Korea
Department of Agriculture
Wage Stabilization Board
Knowland
Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Olympic rivals and birthright musings in August
A collage of Olympic notes praise for Russian gymnasts and American sportsmanship from Helsinki to broader world views. August reflections discuss Augustus, weather shifts, love glimpses, Eisenhower’s birthright doctrine, and a humorous high flight tale, tying sport, history, and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spaulding
Arg Dixon
George Sokolsky
Federal Security
Oscar Ewing
Princes
Yvonne de Carlo
Prince Aly Khan
Mark Clark
Steel
Comee
CIO
Philip Murray
Sen
Richard Nixon
Peter Edson
W. A. Bivins
Augustus Caesar
Esther Mathews
Pocket
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lincoln
Nebraska
Woodrow Wilson
Ronald W. Irving, Jr
East Bay Street
New Jersey
R. W. Irving
Greater New York
Ron
Donald B. MacMillan
Siberia
Cape Farewell
Greenland
Gibraltar
National Geeographic Society
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!